By Nate Eng My experience in trying to find a “study drug” in college was as easy as finding where the party is on a Friday night. Ask around enough and you’ll find someone or someone’s friend that knows. In one day I managed to get five dealers’ phone numbers.

by NATASHA VITALE The fight over healthcare in the United States has been a long one, and even came to an utter standstill as the Republican-led House of Representatives shut down the government in an attempt to delay Obamacare from becoming a reality in January. For the people who stand

by NATASHA VITALE Dust blows, tumble weed rolls by, and the theme music from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” plays as two men face each other. One has cowboy boots, a hat and gun, ready to fight, and the other has long hair, is smoking a joint and

by CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act – or “Obamacare” – will require that Americans have health insurance. Any citizen without insurance – with very few exceptions – will have to pay a fine if they do not have some form of health insurance. The start of

by NICOLE ZANDER / audio by NATASHA VITALE Today the E. L. Wiegand Foundation announced its contribution to a new fitness center with an $8 million donation to the University of Nevada, Reno. This is the fifth largest donation in the university’s history. Accepting the gift on behalf of the entire

by NICHOLAS STACK Flu season is still months away, but that isn’t stopping statewide coalition Immunize Nevada from giving everybody a chance to get flu shots for free. The coalition’s goal is to make sure they help provide vaccines for everyone in Nevadan communities. Immunize Nevada partnered up with Amerigroup and Walgreens for

by SAM PISCOPO Students at the University of Nevada, Reno can finally find comfort in knowing there is a safe haven for people wanting to get help with addictions, or those who just want to have clean fun. Nevada’s Recovery & Prevention Community (N-RAP) provides resources to help students get support

A smoky cloud has engulfed Northern Nevada over the past few weeks. The smoke, coming from the Rim Fire west of Yosemite National Park in California, has worsened the air quality index (AQI) for the Reno-Sparks area. AQI in the Reno area improved to “moderate” this afternoon after being considered

by ALEX POMPLIANO Gov. Brian Sandoval signed SB374 into law Wednesday evening, which authorizes and regulates medical marijuana dispensaries to serve Nevadans with medical marijuana cards. The bill also contains provisions to continue to allow home-growing until 2016. (It’s currently legal for Nevada medical marijuana card holders to grow the plant

by ALEX POMPLIANO The Assembly passed a bill Monday that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada. SB374 initially appeared to fail the required two-thirds majority vote on the final day of the legislative session to the extent that Democratic lawmakers cast no votes so the measure would be reconsidered